Good passwords are titanic to attend by. If you suddenly and without intensely warning had to gang around a password to access your computer, or your favourite website, or your internet banking facility, what would you do? Most people would make their password their name, their partner's name, their birthday, their partner's birthday, their favourite colour or book or movie or character.

Go leisure activity to chunk gig and observation under the computer keyboards and youll eventually find a little piece of paper with that users logon ID and passwords. Probably every password that person has.

This illustrates a serious problem with the use of networked computers in business.

You've heard all kinds of unhealthy things about it, but true what IS it - and how does it work out on your computer in the first place?

Spyware is a real pain in the arse, to put it bluntly. It bogs down your computer's memory, causes you to be spammed to death with pop-up ads, and tracks everywhere you go while you surf the web! Worst of all, 99% of all spyware downloads itself to your computer without your knowledge - or your consent.

Can they do that? Yes, unfortunately, they can - but you don't have to sit back while your computer is destroyed with malicious software.